Variety (Dec 1948)

so LEGITIMATE VcdnegJay, December 22, I945 American Plays Dot Schedules Of Most Italo Theatres This Year Rome, Dec. 10. Marty: American plays will be staged during the current season throughout Italy. Nearly all the 40 or more metropolitan or touring companies have at least one Amer- ican work in their repertory. While Laura Adani has in rehear- sal Garson Kanin's "Born Yester Shows in Rehearsal ■ ■ "iin''~tbr:'ii»yfe*''^Saniroy-''.'^ bert;' St Anthony B- Farrell. : • "Figure of a Girl" (formerly "Emperor of China") — Theatre Guild. ■^■;\:^:^v-:.^;^;^^-■.^ ^ . , "'Leaf and Bough"—Charles P- day" and John Van Druten's "The ^.{i^ Voice of tlie Turtle/' Lamberto' Lucretla" Picasso is preppmg Robert Sher-| „ ^j^j, j wood's "Idiot's Delight." Tatiana, ' ,4 g, Corner"—-Cant Pavlova plans to produce Robm- Qajjijer son Jeffers' "Medea," and Anton, ..gmUe of the World" —Play- Giulio Bragaglia will stage Mae I . . , p We.st's "Sex" and Clifford Odets', ^ "^""^^ "Golden Boy." Another Odets', t^n::t^?iLoLffAx^^r^:Yy^ Dates Balk Regular Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of g.. . . * 1M„«„ IT^ri Our Teeth," Elmer Rice s Street Plft DOOKIIlg lOr WVnn Unit Scene" and Eugene O'Neill's "The . w Iceman Cometh" are on the Rome Art Theatre schedule. Most awaited play is Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named De- sire," due at the Elisco theatre, here, by the same director, Luchino Visconti, and witL the same thesps, Rina Morelli and Paolo Stoppa, who did "The Glass Menagerie" two years ago. Pittsburgh, DeCi; 21 It's still possible Nixon, local legit house, will get "Ed Wynn's Laugh Carnival" later in the sea- son though vaude show has been set for Syria Mosque here the night's of Jan. 25-26-27. Revue was booked there by Joe Hiller. Pitts- burgh agent, for a flat guarantee and will be performed privately for members of the Shrine and their families. Boston Repertory Theatre Asks ANTA to Send the U. S. Marines Chi New Year's Hikes Chicago, Dec. 21. New Year's eve price hikes for legit theatres will average around $2 at the five houses. Selwyn the- atre's hike will be $2.40 for all seats for film "Red Shoes." Boston, Dec. 21. Tipoff on Boston Repertory Co's awkward financial situation catii^ with the arrival in town of \ couple of reps of American Na- tional Theatre & Academy, in re- sponse to the company's plea for ANTA sponsorship, a situation that involves financial support The company had obtained ANTA's STEVE COCHRAN Appealing Willi JIAK WBST in "DIAMOXD LIL" as "Tlie hniidsomo .Tuarez." One c>C the Important Jcail- Ing men in her life. . N. Y. Ballet Co. Skeds Midmnter Season The recently-formed N. Y. City Ballet Co.. which gave Mondayand "Streetcar Named Desire" at endo=;ri^;fore"^;pem^T but Harris will have a $6.18 top, ditto endorsement offers no a locatio,^ for "Man and Superman at_ L,reai f^^.. Fieured hPi-P th<. A" Mm*"; Northern and probably "Medea," at Blackstone if it stays. "Mr. Rob- erts" ups to $7.20 from a $4.33 top, while "Brigadoon" goes from $4.94 to $7,42. Turhan Bey-Claire Luce In 'Jealousy' 1-Niter Revival of "Jealousy," to co- star Turhan Bey and Claire Luce, is being readied by Charles G. Mielziner to Help Design Pittsburgh Playhouse I this is the first time an intact pro Pittsburgh, Dec. 21. duction, which ordinarily would go Jo Mielziner, the scenic designer,! to Nixon, has been the booking, has been hired by Pittsburgh, Usually they have number of Playhouse to aid in drafting plans names and.Several cafe acts Stewart for a 4our of pne-nigPers ^_ ^ in -New Ypricv Tuesday'evening "performances at Ij^^^ City Center, N. Y.; for several | setts, in a tieup With Jealousy per- vveeks this fall, has scheduled a j fumes. Show is budgeted at $20,- _ midwinter seasoh at the Center in i 000 and investors are being sought j. lowed, and Mady Christians in the I January. Troupe will give two sets , by mail, with applications referred I cast helped rebuild the audience, cu idiiums,. I j,^^ performances each, Thurs- , to the Sidney Fleisher-Edward Gerald Savorv'.! nwn „„j .^^^Tr.Z^^f^^J^h^^^rr if^'^'>^y^ through Sundays, Jan. 13-16'colton law office, entertainments tor blmners, but- „^ t„„ onoo t,„^ «»,.f„..,v,. _ of funds. Figured here the ANTA men, one of whom was Dick Beck- hard, after looking the situation over, would not recommend spon- sorship to the ANTA board. There has been plenty of diver- gence in point of view concerning the operation of the company The outfit, claimed to have raised upwards of $30,000 in Boston social circles for founding the ex- periment. The idea' was to raise enough to guarantee a 10 - week tryout. It is now believed that this sum was hot raised save on paper,' Company started off with "The Road to Rome," which it ran for -two weeks. First week looked fairly promising, but second was a dud. "Heartbreak House" fol-■ for. the new $1,000,000 community theatre which will go up in next couple of years on a site dose by and Jan: 20-23, with two perform- ances each on Sundays.^ Booking wiU come In between legit engagements, of "The Me- dium" and "Carousel," thus help- ing to fill, up the slack in the Center's season. It's also, in way of Whethei: 'NiXoh Will take a chance later on "Laugh Carnival" hasn't been determined yet, since I an experiment, to see if the new present structure. Mielziner will' Mosque performances will play to | company can draw better in the collaborate on the project with around 12,000 persons in three' Thursday-Sunday schedule of book- architects Charles N. and Edward nights, and big percentage of this; ings than it did Mondays-Tuesdays, Stotz, but specifically will work on ' audience would be legit potentials considered the worse boxofflce interior plans, decorations, color [ locally. Understood guarantee for ] nights of the week at the Center, schemes, furnishings and backstage Wynn troupe at Mosque Is $5,000 ' Troupe reportedly lost $2,000 a equipment. I per night. I week this falL As outlined in a brief prospectus, the tour is . to open (Tan. 29 in Princeton, thereafter playing Hart- ford, Springfield, New Havett, Al- lentown, Reading, Wilmington; Williamsport,. Elmira, Itahaca, Utica and winding up: Febi 19 in Schenectady. "Jealousy" was last Gerald Savory's own "George and Margaret" followed to no biz, and then "Payment Deterred," ditto. ' Adelplu V . Alvin ..'.. Show , "My Romance" House DInimirer .Frank L. Smith. Manager, Pressagent, Treasurer Assignments (rf 194$^ Following are the front-of-the-house personnel assignments (both New York and the road) for the season of 1948-49, as compiled by the Assn. of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers and the Treasurers & Ticket Sellers Union. NEW YORK Coiim»an.v MaDBBcr IVessagent : Hflxofflc* Staff . John Shubert.... ..Claude Greneker,.. ,...; i,. .AV HilUtetu; Maty.Ackl^^^ (Joseplv-Gonkle, ■ appreh'tice.),' ■ ■ ■■ ■, • i' • .. .Herman Bernstem.Leo Friedman..... .:. ..5 i ,Irving Keyser, Gordon Kramer, Rpd . ■ (June. Greenwall, 'associate) ' MoMahon . 1. .Max Slegel...;.. . ;Ben Kornzweig,.^i. . Lillian Peabpdy, Mildi'ed Anker, .Nelliil ,■ B^amisll ■ /-.^ . Ben Boyar.. V.,.... .Max Gendel. ..................;.... ■ .Betty Barker, Jack Melnick .Al Golien.Willianr Doll.......'..Max S.agar,.lCath'ryn Walsh ■;:■}: :.■: ■ (Richard Williams, associate) '•■ ■ ■■ •■' Robert Wards;;-..iJesse liong.... .i.; .Karl Bern.stein.^ .Murray Helwitz, Harry .■. :, ;-„- '■■■ . ,-.(Mary March, associate) ... • Beck. ..........."Edward, Mv Son".... ...Louis Lotilo........Morton Gottlieb.. .Richard Maney....i,...norathy. Chamberlain, Elizabeth Archer:' ■ ■■■■■■■■ ,: ■■ . (Frank Goodman, associate) •.. ' ■;. ■ • ■Belasco.. ......i."Madwoman of ChaiHot".Leohard-Sang.. ..Sam Schwartz...... Bernard Simon..v.Thomas Brotherton. Marie Dickson Biltmore "Silver Whistle" Barney Klawans...Richard Skinner.. Joseph Heidt Lewis Harrii Aithur Wright Center.......ii.."Howdy, Mr, Ice"i..,;Syd Goldman...John P. Bjerger. ...Stanley Brody......................Paul Dauer, Louis Berge, WUliaiiv Kirby, ■ .Gerard■■■Connell ■ ■ ■■, .' 1 City Center.. ... "Medium" & "Telephone". Ben Kelcham..... .Gllnian Haskell.. . . Jean Dalrymple....,..........,. . v. . William Jakob, Ray Metz, Richard Hickey, 1 i ■ ■ (David A Powers, apprentice) . May Wlialen ; Century, ii......"Kiss Me, Kate". . ..... .Rex Conner........Edwin C, Knill... .George Roas.., ..... . . ... ..;., .Irving Engel, Harry Steinberg , . . V ' ■ (Madchn Bhtzstcln, apprentice) " ■ ■. . ■.•■'= ■.'. . Coronet "Small Wonder" Mack Hilliard Phil Adler David L.psky John Olt, Charles Murphy . ' , ■ ■ (Martin Schwartz, apprentice) ' ,"„■■. ■ ■ ^. Cort.... ........."Make Way for Lucia".. ;.Gerson Werner.,..Max Meyer.,i.;....Joseph Heidt Genevieve Stewart, Georgia Fursman ^ lillllHiro . ....:."T,ife With Mnfhrtl'" ~ " ' — - — — - .. _ _ Allen's Olney Interest Washington, Dec! 21, Redge Allen, co-producer with presented on Broadway under the , Richard Skinner and Evelyn Frey- " man at the .Olney theatre, Olney, Md;, last suriilMer, has Sold his^ in» terest to the other two. Skinner, now company manager for the Tlii. atre Guild's "The Silver ■Whistle:' at the Biltmore, N. Y;, and Mlsj Freyman, prez of Washington local, of American Federation of Radio Artists, will again operate the ■ strawhat next summer, with Skin- ner also in as geiieial manager. Allen, staff announcer at WTQP here, plsins a trip abroad hext Siiiii- ;mer..... title, "Obsession," in the fall of 1946, with Basil Rathbone and Eugenie Leontovich co-starred. The original production, co-star- ring John Halliday and Fay Bain- ter, was in the fall of 1928. .... ."Mister Roberts"....,..Warren O'Hara-. Banymors .... ."Streetcar Named Desire". Henry Sorenson, 1 Booth .:... ; "Don't Listen, , Ladies". . .Elias Weinstock.. Broadhurst "Make Mine: Manhattan".Bernard Clancy.. Bioadway ......"High Button Shoes".. ' Empire..........."Life With Mother"..Chan Sweet,John Tuerk......^..Harry Forwood..-............ ....... . . . - . (Raymond A. Encson, apprentice) . . John Yoi-ke. .Wolfe Kaufman. . 46th Street. ......"Love Life"........ .Ernest McAuley. Lee Arnold,' Arthur Clarke, Cora Glbbs Bowman. Paul Me.vers. George .Charles Handy 48th St.."Harvey" Saul Laneouit .C. Tavlor .Tom Kilpatrlck.....................Julius Specter, Harrv Goldhart Fulton.......... ."Joan of Arc" (picture). . Arthur Lighton. .. / .... .Lewis Harmon.....;. ....... .Thomas Clai'ke, GeorRe M. Cohan ...: ■ Golden.......... "Oh, Mr. Meadowbrook", Lars Jorgenson... .Bill Blair........... Willard Keefe..iVmcont Grccii; Jo.sieph Gillespie HeMmgei "All for Love" .. Phil Adler Eddie O'Keefe .. Willard Keefe Abe Baianod. JiTiy Sheehan Hudson.., ."Jenny Kissed Me" ...Carl Fisher.; .. .. ..Charles Harris.;... ,Sam Friedman,...:... .. . . . . .... .William Harris, VValter O Connor '-(Ned ■ ArmKtr,ong, associate)" Imperial...s;....''Amue Get Your Gun":. .Noriiian; Light.... . .Maurice Winters.. .Michael Mok... .William Goldhardt; Helen Monroe . JLycctim.,.. ...........;;.. .Allen Sohnebbe............ . , ;; , .!. . ..v... . . .... .IrvuiK MoW'i.son. Hugh McGauley. Pat Liddv Majestic,..''Inside U.S.A;".;....... ..L, S. Lawrence, Jr. ViC Samrock....... Nat Dotrman,.. .:,... Jack Pearl, Maurice deVnes, Fred Gasdia :■ . . ■.. . ■ .(Mary Ward; associate)' ' , . Manfifield, i..... ."Red Gloves" .v,............ J. Chas. Gtlberl;. ...Harry Esse.v..MerianGr.iham........... .Thomas Buikc. William McKenna. Metiopolitan ...Opera . Re,°inald Tonry Fred Kcppel Miirgart Carson Eaile R Louis. Thuibei Wilkins, Aithur ■ ■■■.■,■.■ '.-':.■' .■ -1 :' . ■ ■' ■ ;'- Weidliai,ih. A..'AlleBKittl' ' ■.' ■ MlHcr... VBorn yesterdayV,.,.. ... .tiarry Fleishman., ..Ben Boyar. ..;.. . ..Nat Dortnian......... .Frank Frayer, John Bowm'arl : > . .■..'.'■'.^ :'■'.: .' ■■.'■.■'.:■''.■.■■■.■ .'..'' ■'.■■■■''.;'■ ' .''::■:'.;■■ "■•(Ii'ving S; Dorfmah.-'Appi'entice)'■■■ ■' "'■ ■'■'''■ Morosco., "Goodb.ve, My Fancy ' ...Geoige Kent John Potter William Field'- V'ij''., .^■ .;•''■''"; '. ■'. - r :'. '■■ '" '^-'^ I Walter Aj'Cdi'dv'asaociate) : ,Mus'ic.Box.'.,,;.■',, .''Summer; and,.,Si)i6ke"./. .:Moi;ris Jacobs.'A'..MorirlS Efr.on.;.Sol JacoUsoii.....,.,..',;.. ■■.:'[■' ■-;:.'-. ■^ ■ ., (Aqii Sloper. appren.tidc);,. j.Mik^e." G.oldreyer.. ...Sam rFriedman.. ,; - i ' . '. . ■' ' :. . ' . (Harvey. SabinaonV appfentifco)'.^ .Ctr, .Mulligan.;,..'.. ;Richa'rd Manev.'i'...,.;.,'. i A.1 Qaldtn'.;.'.'-.:. i'f:..:,.-.:Wiliiatn.',;Don.'...:, .';..".•. I:.;.',,'.;... '. ' ^. .' (Michael Cj'SHoa;. ass'ociattM ' .Leo Ro-ie. ;.. :■(.('...«. .K^i't .BerDsteili.'.v..','■.,...sRoljerf Howard ■■•■" ..'"■, y ^'.r. .:.r-'■ Hiklreth .Wa.ltei^ Fried,.,..'. William •■■Fields. ..■■.,,.:..';.'..;'....Elsie Nichols,'...Josepliine O'Brien ' (Arthur Cantor, .apprentice) . ' ■ .■.■■, ■■■..-'. ■ . Ben:; ,Stem........,..■. tWlUvam. 'Doll.•■.',.,..,'...,,.,.,......Aavoii, Hoiwitz, Fl-anki YolinW;- Herman .-.■.■■. ■ j-aiiik ■ ■■.'■...... .National,. .,;;."Lertd All ;Ear"i.^ ;vV;.i. ^Arthur Smger. Piyiiibuth.. '-Private'Lives",,, :■. , \Eirj-«}fr.^.,;'.,;,,i,;''Light tfp: tiie 'Sky: :.S.t..James;,...'...."Where's. Charley?: .Robert Ronclveltl.. '/E;^ Li n''i-tardy'/:;-A ■Shubert......... "Anne of l.OOO DSv*" Winter Garden. ."As the .Girls.Go'' . Zicgfeld.....' Rape of LucroVa". ; Saii^ Ho worth. ..T,ick Small .. Morrie Seamoh, J. Michael Onorato Charlc? Thomas, Murrav Lang, Edwin McPaitland :Lop Solomon, Anna.Hirah Cnnilance-Coble Plulio Kennev, Iiene Bolte .i.'Varon ■ Kelvy ii .z, ■ Easi.c-. FMb Anna Yurdih, . Margaiiet . John "Johnstone,. Aliol Enklewitz. :W. P.:MLi»sell, Jr..Tjeji:, FreeaiiiaiV. SHOWS IN- PROpCCT^^^ ■ ■■;''.'-.>lun'u)irr ., ...... .■.,..;Ben Rosenberg.,; , ;, ..'.:, ;; . .;."•, ...- WarrBn P. 'MuBiSell CV, iV.^ ,Vv.:;.vIrviMij Cooper,:,:,,.;, . . . ...... . ., IMax .:Allenluclt ..,,:,; .-. TOIJKING COMPANIES v . . . .. t'lniipHii.v'jVlmiiKrrr "Allegro" Leon Spaehnei ,, . "Annie Get Your Gun" William Norton, , ,. "Blackouts of 1948" M.Hthew Allen . . Blackstone Lon Ramsdoll "Brigadoon" James Miller "Born Yesterday" John Henn Mean , Ballet Russe de Monte, Carlo., .=.Gqoige Ford, ,, , "Carousel" Hilgli SchJjf Slioiv "Smile of the World" "Leat and Bough".,.. "People Like Us".. ... ''Death of a Salesman" "Command Decision" "Desisrl Song" "'Fililan's Rainbow"... , "Harve.v'* . ^...;;... "High Button Shoes". ,T-oj,n : Poivi-rs.,. . ; ..... .Halold J,u-ob> .P.iui Gioll . ... .Ed HaaK ..Joseph. M. Gi'os.vman. ■. : ■ .Pn'ssnKent ..'■■.WilliSii-i Fields ' ...Phyllis Pullman ...Nat Doi'fman Richard Maney. Fr^'HsujfMit , ■ , . . .;Carltori , Miles :■" ;:. .a: Bui'.cr ■ . ...DickUunt. ; ...Geo. A:, Fiorid.l .1 Johi\ :L. Toohey: . . . Al .Siiink ■ , : .. .Fred Scliader: . . ..Allaii Dalzell .... Sam . Stratton .'. ..Tames Huglieii■ ..,,Toi Goldsmith :•: . . /.Toe Shea , I iRubin Rabinowitz vpaij MeJnicl:',.Gli[To^ Jack Wolfl "Man and Supcuiian' ....Bob Rappoil Heniv Senber ..Medea „•.•;•„ Allan Atwater LoielU Val-Meiv •Mister Roberts" Abe Cohen . ..: j„hn Monlaiiie ..SM^i '^^ Heibeit Feiiai, Sam Wellei ' "Oklahoma!" Haii\ Shamio Joe riyiiii Showboat' Webster Shikespeaie... "Streetcar Nkmod pesi i'e" Srin Cai'lo Opera "Helres.V , ..'..'............. "The Play's the Thin,^"'... "Fd Wynn Laugh' Cariilval "R.17C the Roof".,.. "Along Filth Avenue". .. . . .Harold ■ Gold.berg. ,.. ,■, . . JlliOm ,'Barrows.'.■.,.:. ■. ,'.■...! ,. ', . . :;. . Ricli.ard- (Diiie) French Ed .Gaiii);.:',..,■ ... V,.'. ..Toin Bodkin..........,, ........ D'Arcy Miller.. >.;;;;'. v....... Eirimett Callahan. . ;■;,.. .'.. , ,— Gijjii'Ke Hunt .. . .. . ....... EU Lewis,......,'......... „, „ , STOCK COMPANIES The-.t,e -iH. Dallas Manning Gurian BcHloi Repertoi.\ victor Kitaly Dell(,lt Civic Lii-ht Opci-a., Geiald O'Connell PaiK-i Mill Playhouse, Mill)urn, "^-OH"eil Montclair If 't a^'-'o """"^^^ Sam Steinman iviomuau, J t,.,...,Al .Rosen .....Dick Williams ,ForB.st Crosmart , ; Eddie Choate (Serirude Bronib'g .Charlie Burke . .Haiold Newman . .Paul .Morris . .Ilal Olvcr .Jiin Kfeete .Riciiard Mancy ■ .Mabel Duke . . Fred Spooner Strawhat will open a l5-weelt season May 27, "49. S. Syrjala will I'eturn to do the scenery, and Peg- - gy Murrey, now on tour as stage manager of "O Mistress Mine," will be back as stage manager. C. Y. Stephens, D. C. dairy tycoon,^ who owns the theatre building and grounds, will build a swimming pool adjacent to the theatre for benefit of the actors. Skinner, in between his "Silver Whistle" duties, is also giving a lO^week course on summer theatre management for the American Theatre Wing's GI professional training program. Session started last week in N. Y. Otello As Dallas Opener Dallas, Dec. 21. Verdi's "Otello" will open Dallas' J 949 Metropolitan Opera season here April 22-24. HOUSE MANAGERS OUT OF TOWN f It.v ami Tliontre Muniigrr : ^oionial :; ,:..;■;,.SauLkaplah' ,: CoolcN . ...Victor Kiuily Maiestic James Youngmaa Opeiu House...Milton Pollack Plymouth Henry Coote Sluiberl .......Michael Kavanagh Wilbur Alice McCaity Baltimore: ^'O'd John Little Cinrlnnati: ,„ Con Leo McDonald Cleveland: Ilanna ...Milton Kiantz Oetroitt Cass Harry McKee , Lafayette .'... .D'avid Nederiander .Minneapolis: Lyceum n James Nedoiiander Los Anscles: .,,' BiJluiore ,. Peter Eriiiatingcf , PUtsbuigh: „, Nixon Edwin Wappler St. Louis: Ameiican Paul BcLsman San Francisco: , Curran William Zwi-sslg Geaiy Maury O TIoiii Cliicago: ,• Black,'?lone- ... .MIKOrd Haiincy Civic ...John M.inlev Civic Oiieia.. .Herbe) Cailin EiLimjci Fled C'lo-w Gic.it N'oith'n Heibcrt Rels Hairis Andiew Little Selwyn Claitiice Giay Shubeit Maies- tic Sam Gci^on Studcbaker ....Dave Kind - Philadelpliia': v Foiest Lawiencc Shubert- Lawrence Locust Maik Wilson Shubert • Harry Mulliern Walnut Geoi'ge Shai'P Toronto: : Hoya,!:' Ale.^ait- . ' . dra Ernest Bawley